Suspenders



y 2, 1933- c. G. ARNOLD 1,906,732

SUSPENDERS Filed Jan. 21, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inuenior: V

May-2, 1933. c. e. ARNOLD 1,906,732

SUSPENDERS Filed Jan 21, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In ven Zor:

Patented May 2, 1933' I mam cam. d R'No n, orLos Anonnn smnnrromirmsusrmnnnsf A pplicationfi led January-21, 1931. Serial [No]. 510,173;

The invention relates improvements in garment supporting suspenders,adapted to support a plurality of 'garments,i and having; shoulderpieces with stepadjustingdevices,

'- When the straps aremade of Webbing, the

--and Suspender tabs to be step adjusted.

In particular, the invention is an improvement in suspendersof theapplication 415,978 filed 'December23, 1929, by same above named Carl G.Arnold; and improvement is made 0 in'the straps, the strap connection atthe'rear,

the Suspender ends, the

connectingstripz I The objects ofthe improvementare to present novelstructures-f such parts, as here- '-i.nafter described and claimed, andillustrated on the accompanying two sheets of drawings.

I Hereon Figwl isa complete view of the suspenders, and showingmodifications. FigsQ and 3 are details of the padwhich connects g d theshoulderpieces-at 'the'rear; Figs. 4 and 5 arefrontand side viewsof-onehookloop in Fig. 1, and Fig; 6 also is a sideview thereof with apiece ofshoulder strap in lengthwise section. Figs. ,7 and -8'are frontand side views of acmodified hookloop in Fig. 1, and

Fig. 9 is a top'vie'w of the loop onslanting sectionline sl in Fig. 7;Figs. 10and 1-1 are front and side views of'*another modifiedhookloop,and Fig. 12 is a top view of the loop -on section line 8il in Fig; 10.'F1gs.'13 and 14 are front and side views of another modi fiedh'ookloop,and Fig.115iisa top view'of i the loop on section line 8Z in Fig. 13. Fig."

l6 illustratesand sketches a connecting strip 5- in Fig. 1, appliedto-thehook-loops in three] different modified-ways. Fig.1? is a detailfront, and a side, view of a safetypin; shown in Fig.1: Fig.-"18 is atop view of the rear,

garment buttons in Fig. If; and Fig.- 19is a side view thereof onsection-line sl in Fig;

Fig. lshows tw'o similar shoulder pieces with front portions-"1, 2;-rearportions 3,4;-

and-rear-pa-rts or rear suspendertabs 5, ,6.

::The parts 1, 3 and 2, tare (shoulder straps specifica1ly,passingoverthe shoulders of a" Y person at7, 8. The shoulder straps may-be;

made .of propenmaterial as,*lea ther, or Webbing; The-- straps from endto end have each of them formed a continuous series of hookloops and thestraps, may be made ofsimilar material as i the shoulder straps, andfrom end to end also justed button holes,aswill be brought out piecerunning from the'free end ofthe rear button,

1 e The purpose andadvantage of having "of portion 4'is put-down at'anangle of about thirty degrees against the vertical middle orvlongitudina'l slits or openings I 9, each about:

one qua'rter"inch'long, orlongerif'appropri ate, and suitably spacedapart fordesirable step adj ustinent, as will'b'e set forth later on:

have a continuous row-or seriesoflongitudinal slitsyll about threequarters of an inch long each, and properly spaced apart, as deasirable, adapted to serve as step by step ad:

later on.

ltlis noted here that on the drawings the", slits 9 and 11 arenotalwaysillustrated as all of them' running continuously from 'end to end;ineach part or section, but are omitted atIsome1places,-in order to keepthe drawingsclearer there. However the presence of such on-Iitted slitsWill be apprehended inferential 1y from the arran'gement-ofother slitsillus trated and similarly located. The shoulder straps together withtherear tabs 5, 6 have previously been designated as shoulder pieces.

"In these, the slits9 and 11' maybe considered or viewed as running asone cont nuous row from end to endof the pieces, that is, in each tab tothe freefront end 'off'part 1,01; 2 especiallyso, if longitudinal slits9 and 11 are made of same length. The slits 9 and 11 are" simplyindicated by-a single stroke, because;

particularly in woven in slits, there isno di'stinct opening seen. Butwhen su chslits' are-' expanded by the insertion of ahook or ofaasdescribed later, take the shape somewhatli'ke buttonholes;

tinuously running: slits will appear later.

The parts 3, 4,5,6 are united at'the rearof detailed inFigs: 2' and InFig'. 2"the end conthe suspenders toform a pad 18, in a manner centerline of the suspenders; then upper end of tab 5 is placed on 4, formingan angle of about twenty-two degrees with the center line; then upperend of tab 6 is put on 5 and 4 in such a way, that 5 and 6 crossing eachother, symmetrically to the center line, form an angle between themofabout forty-four degrees in descending downward; see also Fig. 1. 7

Then in Fig. 3 end of portion 3 is placed on top of 6, 5, 4symmetrically with 4, whereby 3 and 4 cross each other and form an angleof about sixty degrees between them ascending upward; see also Fig. 1. j

The parts 3, 4, 5, 6 are hereupon integrally united by stitching themtogether to form pad 18, Fig. 1.. In Fig. 3 the union is done by crossstitching together 3 and 5 twice at 13, and 4 and 6 at 14; thenlengthwise stitchings15 and 16 are made, crossing each other at 17. Bythis kind of stitching the parts 3, 4 and 5,6,particularly if 3, 4 areof elastic webbing, when swung sidewise by the movement of the body, andare stretched, in a way move pivotally on 17 Thereby an integral yetsomewhat yielding pad 18 is formed, better distributing the strains in3, 4. At pad 18,

four pieces come together, the two straps and the two tabs. This devicepermits the tabs to converge under a lesser angle, than the angle formedby the straps; further, as the tabs are of lesser width than the straps;and

their crossing lies between the straps, a simple, compact, yet yieldingpad, that also is adjusted to the garment buttons, is produced.

A still further adjustment of the pad in connection with the tabs 5, 6is set forth later on. The front portion of the shoulder piece or strappart 1 shows a hookloop 19, detailed in Figs. 4, 5, 6; it is preferablymade of a single piece of noncorrosive metallic wire. Hookloop 19consists of a stem 20 having at its one, upper, end a hook formed by abar 21 and tongue 22; tongue 22 is bent and ends in a pin 23 which isdirected at a substantially right angle to the plane in which hook 21,22 lies, and is directed outward, that is, away from the center line ofthe suspenders. To the other, lower, end of stem 20 are joined a branch24 and a base 25; by bending, from 25 back toward the branch 24, in theplane constituted by 24, 25, the branch 26 is shaped, extending up to24, whereby a closed loop 27 is produced. The loop 27 and the hook 21,22 lie in planes at right angles toward each other. The hook bend, ortop, 28 in Figs. 1 and 6, is seen passed through 9, that is, one of theslits 9. When 21, 22, with hook top 28, is placed into a slit 9, mamanner next to be described, the slit 9 widens out assuming a sort ofbutton hole shape 9.

Hookloop 19 is engaged with any slit 9 in the following manner 19 inposition shown in Fig. 4 is turned ninety degrees into position as shownby Fig. 5, with pin 23 extending outstrap 1, at right angle thereto,inserted into 9, that is 9 widened, and pushed forward up to 22.Hereupon hook 21, 22 is turned ninety degrees, back again into aposition as shown by Fig. 4; 23 will then be lying flat outside on 1.Hereupon hook 21, 22, by seizing loop 27 is pulled downward till 28rests in slit or buttonhole 9 and 19 assumes the position in Figs. 1 and6. To disengage 19 from a slit the reverse manipulation is carried out.19 can be step adjusted into any desired s it Pin 23 prevents tongue 22from slipping out, by itself, except when manipulated, when strap 1, 3is thrown off the shoulder at 7 and left hanging loose, as will yet bementioned later on. Therefore pin 23, being used for insertion into 9,and by securing the hookloop 19 from falling out of 9, is called aninserting and securing pin. yet the function of, a retaining pin, aswill be set forth hereafter.

Hookloop 19 with 28as universal pivot will freely swing on 9 sideways,forward and backward, following up the motions of the shoulder strap anda garment connected to the hookloop by the suspender tab, to bedescribed next. Also the loop 27 a through pivot 28, yields readily,when the shoulder strap is thrown off the shoulder, as Will be referredto later. i 7

On base 25 of 19, Fig. 1, is placed a one piece front suspender tab 29,doubled or looped at 29, which alike to tabs 5, 6 is of similarmaterial, and from end to end has similar continuously running slits 30,adapted to serve as buttonholes, and also suitably spaced apart for stepadjusting use. Tab 29 is adapted to slide on 25 when loop 27 swingspivotally, or when 29 itself moves in connection with the attachedgarments.

Line 32, dotted, represents the upper edge part of, an outer garment, aspants, and line 33, an'inner garment, as drawers. To 32 are inside fixedbuttons 34, 35, dotted, and to buttons 36, 37, inside or outside. Theslits 30 of 29 serving as buttonholes at 38, 39, 40, 41 are shownengaged with buttons 34,35, 36, 37. Buttonholes or slits 42, 43 arebelow 40, 41 and are shown not engaged; but 40, 41, 42, 43 could bebuttoned on 34, 35, 36, 37 whereby the folded or doubled tab 29 would belengthened, that is lowered, in height, with lowered 32. Similarly, byplacing buttonholes 44, 45,38, 39 over buttons 34, 35, 36, 37, tab 29could be shortened, or 32 raised. This is a sort of step adjustment,andin connection with step adjustment of slits 9 could be used toexchange wearing out slits or buttonholes 9, 30 for sound ones. Asobvious, 29 is placed into or out of closed loop 27 by passing anunbuttoned free end of 29 into or out But pin 23 has lnj Figs. 1, 7, 8,9 a modified hookloop 46 is drawn; it is similar *to19, but: there isadifferently, constructed loop. 47 From branch 24 and base 25 isbent backa free branch 48 which runs toward 24, but sideways "out of. plane24,25, past 24, here leaving an opening or passage49;then tip 50 is,bent around 24, so asto continue opening 49 for I passing suspender tab51 into loop 47. This through passage49, in and out of loop. 47,

in the waynow to be set-forth. It will be loop is an open loop asdistinguished from closed loop 27. i

.Tab 51, Fig. 1, when attached to the garment buttons, as describedbelow, can, in

the folded or doubled form shown, he placed to be described more indetail.- The hook of hookloop 46 having been placed into 9 beforeconnection of 51 withloop 47, the hookloop 46 is swung ninety degrees.around its pivot 28 toward the inside into the horizontal position shownin dotted lines; then the folded or doubled part 51 in the shape of aninverted Uis lifted over dotted loop 47 and made to straddle on dottedstem 20. Now swinging 46back from the dotted position into the previousfull line position, 51 slides along a branch 24 through passage 49to'base 25 and assumes "the location in Fig. 1, being con nected withloop 47 and'adapted to slide on base 25. By reverse manipulation 51 canbe detached from o Through the construction offree branch 48.with tip50, tab 51 is prevented from slid ing out, by itself, from loop 47, ifthe shoulder 51- bv unbuttoning one end may also be passed strap 2, 4is. thrown off at 8 sideways and hangs down, as will be referred tolater, ex-

cept when manipulated. In this feature, loop 47 functions like a closedloop 27; however into 47, as tab 29 is passed into 27 I The one piecefront ta-b51, same in material and structure as is 29, is shown inamodified manner applied to-garments32, 33. .There are two buttons 53,54 on 32, but only one button 55 on 33, which engage buttonholes 56, 57,58 and carry 32, 33. One button '55 may be suflicient and by pulling thegarment 33 withibutton 55a little sideways, 55-could be made-toengagebuttonhole 66, if this ap! pears desirable.

Bythe sliding motion near'51' the suspender tab 51 will wear there; tolengthen thelife or use of 51, the weakened'place can a be shifted byputting buttonholes 59, 58, 62 on buttons 55, 53,54 or in some other wayby m'akinglusefalso of ,buttonholes60, 61 in a suitable manner. Or, tab51may entirely be taken off the buttons, taken out of the loop andentirely reversed, then again inserted 1 into the loop, so that theformer underside,

becomes the upper'side; then any suitable buttons andbuttonholesmzty beselected to obtaina new place that is sound for Wear.

Thus tab 51 is reversible, and is variable as to the :useof its variablebuttonholes.

Further, tab 51 through itsibuttonhole's can be regulated in heightsimilarly as described It is also evident that tab 29 for tab 29. can beused reversiblefandvariable in its buttonholes, for the purposes as setforth fortab51 a -It will be understood that in the symmetricalarrangement offsuspenders and their shoulder straps, as is usual,thetabs in I the form 29 and the buttonsas applied there willbe usedalike on both'sides of the suspenders, or the tabs 51 used in their formand button arrangements for supporting a plu-' rality of garments. p

, Figs. 10,11,12 representa modified form of hookloop, similar instructure and operation to hookloop 46 with the difference that tip 50in 46 is left off, and there remaining only'a short passage 49'. If inthis .formthe branch48 were bent over to touch, and lie on, 24, leavingno passage, a closed loop would be formed similar to loop 27.

Figs. 13, 14, 15 present a mod fied form of the hookloop. of Figs. 10,11,12, in so far, as branch48 of Fig. 10, does not extend up to 24 inFigs. 13 and .15,'but stops short of 24,

forming a shorter branch 48 and leaving an opening or passage 49.

It is obvious, that the two modified hookloops just described'can beused in placeof hookloops 19 or 46 on each side of the suspenders,symmetrically.- 9

Instead of the loops of thehookloops lying inside the straps,.aspreviously described, the

loops could be arrangedto lie outside on the I straps, andthe pins 23 onthe inside properly :located, so that the connecting strip? 3, to bedescribed farther on, may properly connect the hookloops. This, in oneway, could be done by exchanging hookloops 19 and46 in Fig. 1, that is,inserting2-3 of 19 into 9' of strap 2 on the outside of 2, and pin 23 of46 into 9., outside of strap 1. 1

Or, the same position of pins 23 inside, may be obtained by simply, inFig. 1, putting the right shoulder strap to the left, and the left tothe right; herebythe straps together with pad'18 will, for use, becometurned over and reversed;

r In Fig. ,1, and with the tabs 5,6 omitted i in Figi18 and Fig; 19, forclearnesssake,

the buttons 63,164,65', 66 and 71 are shown as located on the rear ofthe garments32and On garment 32, preferably on the inside, are fixed thetwo pairs of buttons 63, 64 and 65,-

engaged by the button holes-67, 68. and

69, 70. By using the two pairs of buttons, 32 isbetter and safersupported at the. rear; should one of these buttons get loose, the otheradjoining button will yet support 32.

But, if desired, only the usual one pair'of buttons at the rear ofpants, here 32, as made and sold, may be used in place of the fourbuttonsf By properchoice and engagement of opposite slits or buttonholes11 with therear buttons, the rear tabs 5, 6 can be step adjustinglylengthened or shortened in height, similar as described forthe front tab29. Thereby pad 18 may be adjusted to the best posi-' tion on the backof the wearer.

On the rear no buttons are necessary to uphold the inner garment 33, asdrawers, as the buttons at the front of 33, are sufficient to hold 33,and can be conveniently handled.

However, if desired. 33 may have a rear button71, preferably fixed tothe outside of 33, for suitablyaligning with inside buttons 63 and 65,Fig. 19. Hence the buttonhole 72 in tab 5, may properly engage button71. When button 71. is thus made useof, the tabs 5, 6 support two, or aplurality of, garments at the rear.

The drawings illustrate the support of two garments 32,33 by thesuspenders. It is eas-- ily comprehended that a third garment, likeoveralls, placed outside over the pants, with properly located buttons,can still in addition be attached to the tabs. It would involve a merecarrying forward of the ideas and arrangements previously set forth.

As previously described, the garment 33, as drawers, has buttons fixedto at the front and these buttons are held in the buttonholes of thefront tabs.

Usually drawers, as presently made and sold, have stripssewed onto thewaistband in place of buttonsqust m ntioned. The strips function assuspending loops, when one end of the suspender tabs by unbuttoning anda continuous row of slits 74 suitably spaced 2 apart for stepadjustment. In Fig. 16 the strip 73 is shown in detail connecting thetongues of hookloops 19 and 46. One slit 74 is slipped on pin 23. or pin23 inserted into slit 74. and slid up to tongue 22, where it is held atthe corner formed bv 22 and 23, or in this corner, when the hookloop 19bv the pull of the strip slants inward. Similarly a suitable slit 74 isplaced on tongue 22 of the hookloop 46. In this manner the shoul derstraps 1, 2 are held in safe position and their distance regulated.

The two pins 23 prevent the strip from falling off andtherefore act asretaining pins, beside their previously described functions as insertingand securing pins. To disconnectstrip 7 3, only one end need be slippedfrom one tongue 22, and the other end may remain connected with theother tongue 22.

In Fig. 16 connecting strip 7 3, in dotted lines, sketches the modifiedconnection of loop 27 with tongue 22 of 46, which latter connection issimilar to that of strip 73 at 74; and, as it will be readilyunderstood, is not illustrated to keep. the drawings clear.

Since loop 27 is closed, to insert strip 73, the branch 26 is bentsideways open and a slit of 7 'is slipped upon 26, then 26 is bent'backand 73 is thus steadily held in 27. As is obvious, some modified form ofhookloop with an open loop may take the place of 19. As loop 2? liesinside strap 1, that is, between the strap and the body of the wearer,that end of 7 3 will also lie inside the strap. But the other end ontongue 22 of 46 will lie outside, and therefore may be handled withgreater facility; this is an advantage with strip 73'. The dotted strip73" is applied to the two hookloops 47 and 27; at 27 the connectionwould be same as for 73', but is not illustrated, same as in case ofstrip 7 3 7 4". At the other end, 7 3 is slipped with one of its slitsover tip 50 and is then drawn. up to 48.

Unless a safer connection is desired between -.-:trap's 1 and 2, strip73 could be omitted. However 7 performs an additional useful function. Asafety pin shown in Fig. 1 and in detail in Fig. 17, is inserted into aslit 74 in about the middle of 73. This safety pin consists of a wire75, Fig. 17, bent over at the lower end to form a pointed spring pin andat the upper end bent over and formed at its end to have a flattened pinrest for the point of the spring pin. In use, the pointed pin is passedthrough the end of a necktie, indicated by dots 76, and the safety pinassumes the position Fig. 17, in side view, holding the necktie inplace.

But even without using a safety pin, strip 73 may hold a shirt andnecktie better in place when located over them.

The suspenders may,in one mode, be operated as follows. The rear tabs 5,6 are fastened to the buttons there, to choice, and adjusted in such away that pad 18 is conveniently located, as described before. Then thefront tabs, in any desired manner, are attached tothe garment buttons of32, 33; then these tabs are passed into the loops on both sides of achosen form of liookloops, and these hooks inserted into suitable, stepadjusting slits 9. Then the connecting strip 73 is adjustingly applied.

By the reverse way the front suspender straps maybe removed. But thiscan also be done by only throwing the shoulder straps off the shoulders,after disconnecting the connectingstrip at one of its ends, and thebut-- tons Ongarment 33 when necessary, the hanging down shoulder strapscan belifted. back again. -As the loops swing freely, and the tabsslidetherein,great flexibility andready yieldingis attained for puttingthestraps oil? and on, especially of elastic webbing. 3

so, the straps are Following advantages of the improved suspenders arecited 7 A plurality of garments 1s carrled in a varied, simple andefiicien'tmanner. The operation of the suspenders and theiradjustmentsare readily'efi'ected; There are few parts, easily manufacturedandassembled. Only'thesiinple hookloops invarious forms, bent fromnoncorrosive wire, are of metal;

'The shoulder straps,-suspender tabs and connecting strip" when,preferably, I made oi webbing, have the slits therein woven in, inasnnple inexpensive manner. The straps,

tabs,'strips may simply be cutfofli' from a roll at any place, and thenare ready for "assembling. Further, theshoulder straps, or

, shoulder pieces, are reversible.

a The tabs being reversible, and variable in. theirbuttonhole slits,last longer,as wear can be takenup moreover the tabs and strips mayeasilybe replaced by newones. Theycould be sold by thefya'rd, and theuser may cut themffto proper flengthqBy the shifting of wearing out,slits, the strapswill also last longer. p v a i The rear pad is designedto provide a go'od adjustment and is easily made. The connecting stripis readily handled, holds the suspenders safely, and also holds anecktie in position.

i p o enin and therein freel swin ins 3,1111 b O O I r tOIllIlg.

' The suspenders have great flexibility, easily following the motions ofthe body and garments, and favoring a ready throwing oil of theshoulderstraps sideways without unbut- An incidental advantage is upper slits inthefront tabs, where not serving as buttonholes, may be used for holding1 some article, as, for instance, the key ring or hook of a bunch ofkeys, or the end cross bar of a watch chain.

I claim the combinations: 1. In suspenders, a strap with an openingtherein; a hookloop having a loop anda hook; the loop adapted-to beengaged by a Suspender tab; the hook, consisting of a bar and a tongue,straddling the strap in the that the openings; a hookloop. having astem; the stem" at one end'provided with a hook consisting of a bar andtongu'estraddling the shoulder piece in the openings, therein freelyswinging and therein adapted to. bestep adjusted; an inserting andsecuring pin projecting from' the tongue at; a substantially right angleto the plane in which the bar and tongue lie and adapted to be passedthrough the openings; the stem at its other end provided witha loop forcarrying a suspender tab. f

In suspenders, a shoulder piece with openings; a hookloop having a stem;the,

stem atoneend provided'with a hook consisting of'a barand'tonguestraddling the shoulder piece in the openings, therein freely.swinging andttherein adapted to bestep adjusted; an inserting andsecuring pin pro jecting from the tongue at a substantially right angle.to the plane in which the bar and tongue lie and adapted tobepassedthrough the opening; the stem at its other end provided with a closedloophaving a base from s which at one end'extend's a branch connectedwith the stem, and at its other end extends a branch bent'back'anddirectedtoward the 1 connected branch to producethe closed loop; anda suspender tab'carried by the loop.

" 4;, In suspenders, a shoulder piece' with openings; a hookloop havinga stem; the

stem at one end providedwith avhook consisting of a bar andtonguestraddlingthe shoulder piece in the openings, therein freely swingingand therein adapted to be step adjecting from the tongue at-asubstantially right angle totheplane in which the bar and tongue lie andadapted to be passed through the openings; the stem at, its other endprovided with an openloophaving a. base from which at one end extends abranch connected with the stem, and at its other. endextends afreebr'anch-bent back and: directed toward the connected branch, butsideways out' of the plane in -which ,the connected branch and the baselie; the free branchleavin g an opening between it and theconnectedbranch, for the passageof a one piece susponder, tab, and for renderingthe loop open;

5. In suspenders,a1 shoulder piece with openings; a .hookloophaving astein; the steni'at oneend provided With ahook con sistingof abarandtongue straddling the shoulder piecein the openings, therein freelyswinging, and theieinadapted to be step ad- 'justed; 'aridnserting andseouringrpin pr'ojusted; a'n' inserting and securing pin projecting fromthe tongue at a substantially right'angle to the plane in which the barand .7 tongue lie and adapted'to be passed-through the openings; thestem at its other end provided with anopen loop :having a base fromwhich at oneend--extends a branch con;

nected with the stem, and. at its otherend extends a free branch bentiback'anddirected toward the connected branch, but sideways out of theplane in which the connected branch and the base lie; the tree branchgoing past the connected branch, here leaving a passage, then bentaround the connected bra-nch'to form a tip so as to continue the passageand to render the loop open for the passing of a one piece suspendertab.

6. In suspenders, two shoulder pieces; each piece at the rear end havinga buttonhole, and at the frontend a row of openings and a hookloopprovided at one end with a hook for step adjustingly engaging theopenings; the hook furnished with an inserting, securing and retainingpin designed to pass through the openings; the hookloop at the otherendprovided with a loop for carrying a suspender tab; a connecting stripwhich with step by step adjustment unites the two hookloops, and therebythe shoulder pieces.

7 In suspenders, two shoulder pieces; each piece at the rear end havinga buttonhole, and at the front end a row of openings and a hookloopprovided at one end with a hook for step adjustingly engaging the openings, the hook furnished with an inserting, securing and retaining pindesigned to pass through the openings; the hookloop at the other endprovided with a loop for carrying a suspender tab; a connecting stripwhich with step by step adjustment unites the two hooks, and thereby theshoulder pieces; a holding device on the connecting strip for holding anecktie in place.

8. In suspenders, two shoulder pieces; each piece at the rear end havinga buttonhole, and at the front end a row of openings and a hookloopprovided at one end with a hook for step adjustingly engagingthe'openings; the hook furnished with an inserting, securing andretaining pin designed to pass through the openings; the hookloop at theother end provided with a loop for carrying a suspender tab; aconnecting strip which with step by step adjustment unites the hook ofone shoulder piece with the loop of the other piece, and thereby theshoulder pieces.

9. In suspenders, two shoulder pieces; each piece at the rear endhaving-a buttonhole, and at the front end a row of openings and ahookloop provided at one end with a hook for step adjustingly engagingthe openings; the hook furnished with an inserting, securing andretaining pin designed to pass through the openings; the hookloop at theother end provided with a loop for carrying a suspender tab; aconnecting strip which with step by step adjustment unites the twoloops, and thereby the shoulder pieces; a holding device on' theconnecting strip for holding a necktie in place. 7

10. In suspenders, two shoulder straps and two rear suspender tabs,constituting four parts only, to form two shoulder pieces, and the tabsbeing'of lesserwidth than the straps;

the straps at their rear ends crossing, and herefrom ascending at anangle for sultably passing over the shoulders; the rear suspender tabsat their upper ends also crossing and lying on the crossing of, andbetween, the straps, and herefrom descending at an angle smaller thanthe angle of the shoulder straps, for suitably meeting and engaginggarment'buttons; means for uniting the two straps and the two tabs atthe crossings for forming a pad.

11. In suspenders, two shoulder straps of webbing; each strap from endto end having a continuous series of woven in slits; two rear suspendertabs of webbing, each from end to end having a continuous row of wovenin slits designed to serve as garment supporting buttonholes; the rearends of the two straps united with the two rear tabs to form a pad; thehook of a hookloop in each strap adapted to step adjustingly engage theslits at the front, each hook provided with an inserting, securing andretaining pin; the loop of each hookloop carrying a one piece frontsuspender tab of webbing having from end to end a continuous series ofwoven in slits designed to serve as garment supporting button holes; aconnecting strip of webbing having from end to end a continuous row ofwoven in slits, step adjustingly connecting the two hookloops; and thestrip carrying a safety pin'for holdin a necktie in position.

oKRL G. ARNOLD.

